Nim (K) [Common Usage] the Buddha (with the honorific suffix "nim" appended)
budo (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Martial Ways) martial arts for personal or spiritual cultivation rather than for purely combative purposes; sometimes written as bu no michi
budoka (J) [Common Usage] a person studying martial arts or ways
budokan (J) [Common Usage] martial ways hall
budo seishin (J) [Common Usage] martial spirit
bu fu cong (M) [Common Usage] see waih bui
bugei (J) [Common Usage] a term used to refer to classical Japanese martial arts
Bugeikan (O) [Style] a school of karate and kobudo founded by Higa Seitoku
bugeisha (J) [Common Usage] martial arts exponent
bu gong ping (M) [Common Usage] unjust, unfair
bunt chou chahm seh (C) [Huhng Ga] (lit. Spreading the Grass to Find the Snake) a redirecting movement that brings an opponent inward before striking
buhtji (C) [Common Usage] heel of the foot
bui buhn (C) [Common Usage] to betray; betrayal
bujin (J) [Common Usage] warrior
bu-jutsu (J) [Common Usage] martial arts; the characters for this word are read wushu in Chinese
Bu-jutsu Taihaku Seiden (J) [Common Usage] a sixteenth-century manual containing many of the martial teachings of its time
buk (K) [Common Usage] drum
bukchae (K) [Common Usage] drumstick
bukchae sul (K) [Common Usage] drumstick technique
buke (J) [Common Usage] warrior family; the military caste of Japan
Buke Sho Hatto (J) [Bushido] (lit. Rules of the Warrior Families) a list of articles and rules of behavior, compiled in 1615 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, that stresses the importance of a balance between literary and martial pursuits for warriors
Buk Han (K) [Common Usage] South Korean name for North Korea
buki (J) [Common Usage] weapons
Buk Joseon (K) [Common Usage] North Korean name for North Korea
bul anjeong ha da (K) [Common Usage] to be unsteady
bul gul eui euiji (K) [Taekwondo] indomitable will
Bulgyo (K) [Common Usage] Buddhism
Bulgyo Musul (K) [Style] Buddhist Martial Skill
Bulmudo (K) [Style] Buddhist Martial Way
Bunbu Ryodo (J) [Bushido] (lit. Literary and Martial, Both Paths [are the same]) a phrase stressing the importance of both the literary and martial arts as part of the education of a bushi
bunkai (J) [Karate] analysis, or interpretation, of kata; the true meanings behind the moves in karate kata
Bun Lihn (C) [Chyu Ga] (lit. Half Lotus) the fourth form taught in this southern style
buri gonggyeok (K) [Taekwondo] sudden attack
buri hwal (K) [Kung Do] unstrung bow
buryoku (O) [Common Usage] see chii kara
busabeom (K) [Common Usage] assistant instructor
bushi (J) [Common Usage] samurai, warrior
Bushi Matsumura (O) [Master] see Matsumura Sokon
bushido (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Way of the Warrior) the union of martial traditions and strategy with the moral codes of the warrior class, especially as influenced by Neo-Confucian thought
bushi no nasake (J) [Bushido] (lit. Compassion of the Warrior) according to Bushido, the skills, power, and strength acquired from practice of the martial arts should ultimately be used to protect the weak and to enlighten the ignorant
busu da (K) [Common Usage] to break
but fuh jaak yahm (C) [Common Usage] irresponsible
but jaba chagi (K) [Taekwondo] grasping kick
but jaba makgi (K) [Taekwondo] grasping block
Butokuden (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Hall of Martial Virtue) established in the 1890s in Kyoto and the site of the Budo Senmon Gakko, this was a government-sponsored training school for martial arts teachers in the pre-WW II period
Butokukai (J) [Common Usage] see Dai Nippon Butokukai
butsukari geiko (J) [Sumo] an exercise in which a rikishi pushes another wrestler across and out of the ring; it is used as a means to build both stamina and fighting spirit
bu yi (M) [Common Usage] see bat yih
bu zhong xin (M) [Common Usage] disloyal
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cai (M) [Common Usage] see choi
cai (M) [Common Usage] 1 pull down; a movement used in taijiquan that has the power to shock and disrupt the balance and concentration 2 to guess, to speculate 3 vegetables
cai dao (M) [Weapon] a metal cleaver that is used in some Chinese styles
Cai Jia (M) [Style] see Choy Ga
Cai Li Fo (M) [Style] see Choy Leih Faht
cai pan yuan (M) [Common Usage] judge
cai se (M) [Common Usage] color
Cai Yu Ming (M) [Master] see Choy Yuhk Mihng
can jia (M) [Common Usage] to participate (in a competition, demonstration, etc.)
can sai zhe (M) [Common Usage] contestants, participants
Cao Lian Fang (M) [Master] a prominent master of xingyiquan
cao yue (M) [Common Usage] protocol
Cao Zhong Sheng (M) [Master] a prominent master of baguazhang
cha (M, J) [Common Usage] tea
cha (M) [Weapon] pitchfork, trident
chaai (C) [Common Usage] to tread upon
chaam choi je (C) [Common Usage] contestant, participant
chaam ga (C) [Common Usage] to participate
chaan (C) [Weapon] shovel
chaang geuk (C) [Common Usage] side kick
chaang sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] spade hand
chaap cheuih (C) [Common Usage] straight forward thrusting punch using
